On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:00:28 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:
On Jul 4, 8:48*pm, "
wrote:
What will be the quickest route ?
The real question is how encumbered you will be. If you will be laden
with luggage or not able to use stairs very well then it's not about
speed - it's about the convenience of interchange. Acton Town station
is being refurbished at present and it only has stairs and a bridge
between platforms from Heathrow and towards Alperton - not easy if
laden with luggage. Also make sure that trains will stop there - I'm
sure I read that on certain dates there is limited access at Acton Town.
I can't imagine doing anything but getting the Piccadilly Line to
Green Park and then the Jubilee to Wembley Park, because it's simplest
and least risky.
Yes but takes quite a long time and Green Park is one of the least
convenient interchanges on the system although there are lifts between
the Picc and Jubilee plus a long corridor!
Believe it or not, the Journey Planner suggests getting the Piccadilly
to Acton Town, Change for Alperton and then bus 83 from Alperton to
Wembley.
I think that the Journey Planner gives the wrong level of precision
with this sort of thing, because it depends on buses running exactly
on time.
Well yes and no. JP can overstate bus journey times because it has an
annoying habit of adding the headway to the journey time to give a
theoretical maximum time. It's a shame Heathrow has such poor links in
the Ealing direction by bus. An all bus alternative would be to take a
105 from Heathrow to its terminal in Greenford and wait at the same stop
for a 92 on to Wembley. It's doesn't reach Wembley Park but does go
through the middle of Wembley town centre.
I've made extensive use of the bus network on Sundays of later and have
got about pretty well but then I tend to use
www.londonbusroutes.net for
really detailed timetable info.
Route 83 timetable here
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/lond...r=18&source=sp
Route 92 here
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/lond...r=18&source=sp
Route 105 here
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/lond...r=18&source=sp
Both the 83 and 105 are 24 hour bus services so run right through the
night, every night. The 92 is every 12 minutes in the evening so not
bad at all and runs until midnight.
--
Paul C
Admits to working for London Underground!